Re: [RFC PATCH 00/18] mm: arm64: Add kernel replication feature

From: David Hildenbrand (Arm)

Date: Mon Sep 07 2026 - 12:16:28 EST


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> For me, it looks like the kernel text and rodata replication could be
> adapted on top of the "Optimize this_cpu_*" patch set.
> Problems with pgd synchronizations are the same and should be fixed as well.
> Since vmalloc code is used for percpu memory allocations, module replication
> might be supported, the only thing that should be taken into account -
> data locality.
> Consider all of this, we can focus on preparing the new patch series, on top of
> the Yang Shi's patches and share it. If that path is ok, we will start.

I would wait for feedback from arm64 maintainers before moving forward with this
plan.

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Cheers,

David